Cameroon vs Nigeria: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances

Cameroon
16.85 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Nigeria
17.2 Percentage of GDP
in 2029
Cameroon rank
151st
Nigeria rank
149th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 17.2 Percentage of GDP against 16.85 Percentage of GDP in Cameroon, a difference of 0.35 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 151st and Nigeria ranks 149th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 13.86 Percentage of GDP 19.46 Percentage of GDP 5.6 Percentage of GDP Nigeria
2010s 18.56 Percentage of GDP 13.44 Percentage of GDP 5.12 Percentage of GDP Cameroon
2020s 16.6 Percentage of GDP 15.5 Percentage of GDP 1.1 Percentage of GDP Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances, Cameroon or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 17.2 Percentage of GDP against 16.85 Percentage of GDP in Cameroon as of 2029.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances between Cameroon and Nigeria?
0.35 Percentage of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
30 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2029.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Cameroon ranks 151st and Nigeria ranks 149th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
240 places, 7,002 data points, 2000–2029
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.